Classification
The classification of the type of ore environment sets these apart from other similar nickel sulfide ore deposits, which share many of the same source and transport criteria for nickel mineralization, according to the trap mechanism.
Kambalda-type ore deposits are distinctive in that the deposition of nickel sulfides occurs within the lava flow channel upon the palaeosurface. This is distinct from other komatiite and ultramafic associated NiS ore deposits, where nickel sulfide accumulates within the lava conduit or upon the floor or within a subvolcanic lava chamber.
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